Safety guard for flatirons



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SAFETY GUARD FOR FLATIRONS Filed NOV. 26, 1927 INVENTOR.

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Patented Feb. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES ANTHONY F. MCDONNELL, OF DUNIVLORE,PENNSYLVANIA SAFETY GUARD FOR FLATIRONS Application filed. November 26,1927. Serial No. 235,911.

My invention has for its special object to provide for flat irons asimple, effective and convenient device for preventing accidentalburning by the heated iron of the hand manipulating the article beingironed.

To this end, my invention in its present preferred embodiment, comprisesin its entirety a guard rail preferably of wire surrounding the base ofthe iron, spaced slightly therefrom on all sides and raised slightlyabove the bottom of the base, shields on opposite sides of the base, andmeans for attaching and securing the guard rail and shields in suchposition to the iron and de taching it therefrom, said means consisting,for example, of loops, fixed to the side shields and guard rail forattachment to handle supporting devices at both the front and rear endsof the iron.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I shall firstdescribe in detail the mode in which I at present prefer to carrytheinvention into practice and then particularly point out the inventionin the claim. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this application in which like parts are designated bythe same numbers in all figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of a fiat iron to which is applied a safetyguard in accord with my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the said safety guard detached fromthe iron.

In the specific embodiment of my invention thus illustrated, number &designates the base of an ordinary form of flat iron, 5 the verticalbolts to which the guard is in this form, detachably secured, and 12 thehandle proper.

To prevent the accidental burningby the heated base of the iron of thehand manipulating the article being ironed which hand often touches thebase of the iron in the process of holding and handling the article, Iprovide a guard rail 7 entirely surrounding the base of the iron, spacedslightly on all sides from the periphery of said base and slightlyraised above the bottom of the same, and shields 6 fixed to the guardrail on both sides of the base of the iron and spaced laterallytherefrom so as to fend the hand off the base of the iron, Withoutinterfering with the movement of the iron over the article or thewatchful inspection of the base of the iron or its edges during theprocess of ironmg.

The guard rail 7 and shields 6 may be made of one or more pieces ofmetallic wire or other suitable material, and I now prefer to securethem in the described fixed position with respect to the base of theiron, preferably detachably, by means of loops 8 and 9, formed on therespective side shields 6 and adapted to embrace detachably therespective attaching bolts 5 of the handle proper 12 of the iron.

The loops 8 or 9 may be made for simplicity as shown of wire in one ormore pieces, with the wire forming the guard rail 7 and side shields 6,and will be of a form and size adapted to the form and location of therespective bolts 5.

It is evident that the specific details of my invention as hereinexemplified may be greatly varied without departing from the boundariesof my invention as defined by the following claim.

I claim as my invention:

A safety guard for flat irons comprising a guard rail surrounding thebase of the iron spaced on all sides from the periphery and raisedslightly above the bottom thereof, shields each connected at one end tothe guard rail and extending therefrom on opposite sides of the ironbase and spaced therefrom, and means for securing the other ends of saidshields to the iron.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANTHONY 1T, MCDONNELL.

